Compiled by Janet Groene
We scan the web, including local news and industry sources, for information about campgrounds and RV parks across North America. Those listed here are for you to investigate and evaluate. Always check further about any of this information if you plan to visit. Own a campground? Send news about your park to janetgroene (at) yahoo.com.
NEW WEST VIRGINIA KOA
The Mountain State’s inventory of campsites is about to grow by $11 million and 169 RV sites. At Mylan Park in Morgantown, West Virginia, a KOA campground with hookups, clubhouse, and cabins will be added to a vast sports complex that has more than 60 acres of athletic fields, wellness facilities and 180,000 square feet of indoor sport and event space. Mylan Park has been a major sports destination for more than 20 years. Stay tuned for an opening date for the KOA.
LUXURY IN MISSISSIPPI
The uber-luxury Gulfport Luxury RV Resort in Gulfport, Mississippi, is now open with 14 acres of space, more than 100 RV pads, golf cart rentals, a 24/7 fitness center, free WiFi, dog park, a splash pad and lazy river, a clubhouse, café and a heated resort-style swimming pool with cabanas. Be there on May 25 when Nashville South provides live music from 6 to 9 p.m. (228) 207-9442
B.C. CITY CAMPGROUND REOPENS
After a four-year closure, the city-owned campground in downtown Cranbrook, British Columbia, will open again with a limit of seven-day stays. While hookups are spotty for now, most sites do have electric power. The city is considering adding more sewer, water and electric service.
NEW SITES COMING TO INDIANA CITY PARK
As soon as sewer problems are solved, there may be six to eight new RV sites at the city-owned Heflen Park in Edinburgh, Indiana. The 35-acre park has 26 RV sites now, a playground, dump station, electric and water hookups. (812) 350-1834
MINNESOTA RV PARK TO EXPAND
Just a stone’s throw from Nevis, Minnesota, Nevis Campground & RV Park is about to expand. The 29-site campground on Daisy Lake has full hookups and will add more RV and primitive sites, volleyball and pickleball. Located just north of the Nevis city limits, the family-owned campground will continue to grow.
BEEP BEEP: ROADRUNNER RESORT NOW OPEN
The Road Runner RV Resort, with 120 RV sites and full hookups, is now open in Red River, New Mexico. The gated community has state-of-the-art tennis courts, playgrounds, basketball, a putting green and a camp store. while there, you can fish and explore the Red River and the surrounding sunlit hills. Ask about the military discount. (575) 754-2286.
SAVE THE DATES
The 2025 Gem & Jam Festival is scheduled for January 31–February 2 at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Arizona. This is a walk-in camping venue, so check ahead for RV camping at and around the fairgrounds. Music will be provided by EDM, with an arts and gem market and displays by artists from around the world. See www.Gemandjamfestival.com.
MUSIC IN VERMONT
Headliners for the musical entertainment at the Dead of Summer Music Festival in Manchester, Vermont, July 12-14, will include Pink Talking Fish, Neighbor, Max Creek, Annie in the Water and Misty Blues. Stay busy in the tie dye tent, yoga sessions, food trucks, and family activities for kids. Children under 17 are free. RV camping is allowed if you have a three-day concert ticket. Tent campers are welcome; car camping is not. For details, tickets and camping packages see Deadofsummermusicfestival.com.
NEW MANAGEMENT AT NEW JERSEY PARK
A new management company has taken charge at Wading Pines Camping Resort in Chatsworth, New Jersey, but no changes have been announced at this time. Located on the Wading River in the New Jersey Pinelands, the resort offers kayaking, free cable TV and spacious, wooded, pull-through RV sites with 50-amp power. Almost every weekend, something special is going on. Try the Survival Weekend on June 29, with live music and endurance contests, or the July 13 Poker Run to benefit the Vincentown Fire Department. (888) 726-1313.
PLANT YOUR OWN GARDEN AT THIS RV PARK
The brand-new, 155-acre Haven Hills Campground & Resort near the Quad Cities in Aledo, Illinois, is expected to open over Memorial Day weekend. Its facilities will include a giant disc golf course, two miles of paths for walking and bicycling, three lakes, five ponds, a three-hole golf course, a huge splash pad, fitness and rec center and garden spaces for seasonal campers to plant their own gardens. The 40 paved RV pads offer full hookups. Learn more at (309) 333-1434.
NEW ARKANSAS RV PARK
It’s a GO in Benton County, Arkansas. Approval has been given for a 42-site RV park to be built just outside Siloam Springs. It’s not named yet, so stay tuned. Get updates on the RV scene and other attractions at this popular destination here.
LUXURY PARK COMING IN CHARLESTON, TENNESSEE
The beautiful hills northeast of Chattanooga in Tennessee will soon have a new place to stay, the Hiwassee Island Luxury RV Resort in Charleston. River lots are currently for sale for your RV or a land-home package with a tiny home. The resort is being built with high speed fiber optic WiFi, a handsome copper-roofed clubhouse and more luxury features yet to be completed. To ask about securing a site call (423) 650-2168.
120-SITE PARK TO DEBUT IN B.C.
New in Osoyoos, British Columbia, is the 120-site Osoyoos Lake RV Resort, a Pathfinder project. Pre-sales are underway for the resort that is expected to be in full operation by the 2025 season. Lots will be leased for seasonal stays. Get details at pathfinderventures.ca.
CAMPING AND COUNTRY MUSIC
Country star Cody Johnson is just one of the headliners at the celebrity-packed Country Concert 24. It’s coming to Hickory Hill Lakes, Fort Loramie, Ohio, July 11-14. Best of all, campers can arrive as early as the previous Tuesday. A special Campers’ Party with live music plays on July 10. RV sites with water are priced with no power or with 30 or 50 amps. Bring your own cooler to hear nonstop music on four stages with nine giant screens. Catered meals will be available in VIP seating areas. Plenty of food vendors will be on hand. See camping options, rules and ticket packages at CountryConcert.com.
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Woohoo, more new campsites and campgrounds. Thanks for the report Janet !
Thank you, Janet! 🙂 Well, the new luxury resort in Charleston, Tennessee really caught my eye. We are just a bit (30 minutes) southwest from Charleston. FYI, Charleston is about 45 minutes from downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Thanks again and safe travels! 🙂
A great article! Thank you!
Too many of the new campgrounds and expansions have the sites way too close. Looks like some of the new subdivisions where you can barely walk between the houses. No thank you!! Poor planning for the mighty $$$$!